Digital Parenting Minute

Can your kid launch any app on your Mac? Could they video chat with stranger? You can control access to apps and features like the camera using the built-in parental controls that come with your computer.

Can your kid login to your Mac while you are asleep? Can they spend as much time as they want on it? You can fix those issues by setting up time limits using the built in parental controls. Learn how in 60 seconds.

Do you know that you can limit what sites your child can visit on your Mac? Learn how to use the parental controls included with you Mac to setup some reasonable limits. If you haven’t setup child accounts already, you can follow our previous video to get that in place.

Do you have a Mac in your house? If so, you need to know how to use the built-in parental controls that come with it. In this video we’ll handle the first step which is setting up an account for your child on your Mac.

Do you want every single app to have access to your child’s location information? You can change that through the Location Services settings in iOS. In today’s video, we’ll walk you through how to access, edit, and lock these settings for your child.

Can your child access explicit music or movies from the iTunes store? If you haven’t blocked it – the answer is yes. Learn how to control music and media access from the Restrictions feature in iOS. In just over a minute, you can get all of the information that you need to adjust these settings yourself.

Microsoft provides a way for you to limit who your child can connect to on their XBox, whether their real name is given, and whether they can use video communication. These are just a few of the XBox privacy settings that you can adjust if the XBox is connected to your Microsoft account. Learn how to set this up today in today’s episode.

Have you ever put headphones on only to discover your iPhone or iPad was way too loud? Imagine if that happened for your child. Luckily, Apple gives you a way to limit the volume on an iOS device, so that your child can have their hearing protected. In today’s video you’ll cover not only how to adjust this setting but also how to make sure your child can’t change it.

Can your child download Tinder on their Android device? If you don’t setup the parental controls, then they can do that on any Android device that they touch. Thankfully Google provides parents with a way to limit what content kids can search, download, and view through the Google Play Store. We’ll cover everything you need to know on today’s episode.

Can your kids pull up Netflix and watch House of Cards when you aren’t around? If you haven’t setup the Netflix parental controls, the answer to this question is yes! In today’s video, you can learn everything you need to know about these controls in about a minute.